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Every morning there was a... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1997
Every morning there was a group of women who attended the 6 a.m. mass at a certain church.
Billy Graham told the following... -- Mark 8:31-39 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Billy Graham told the following story in New York in 1992.
French General Philippe Morillon, in... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
French General Philippe Morillon, in his role as commander of the U.N.
If the kingdom is to... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
If the kingdom is to come, changes must be made.
As we witness in this... -- Mark 8:31-38 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
As we witness in this scripture reading, there is a price to be paid for living the Christian life.
Finally, a Bible passage we... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Finally, a Bible passage we can understand.
Copernicus pointed out that if... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Copernicus pointed out that "if the first button of your coat is buttoned wrong all the rest will be
One of the few rays... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
One of the few rays of hope to come from the midst of the war in Bosnia is of a soldier's action to
This past year I sat... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
This past year I sat in my NFL quarterback chair in our family room watching an NFL game coming from
The word for righteousness in... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The word for righteousness in Hebrew is zadaka, which means, literally, doing good to others.
Mr. Hartley owned Hartley's Mill... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Mr.
Here are some quotes from... -- Romans 4:13-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Here are some quotes from Arthur C. Clarke's book, Profiles of the Future.
A senior high Sunday school... -- Romans 4:13-35 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
A senior high Sunday school class was discussing marriage and the family.
Like Jacob, early in his... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Like Jacob, early in his life, Francis Thompson seemed to be an unlikely recipient of God's grace.
It's a rocky place, a... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
It's a rocky place, a place along the road between more important destinations, a place where a youn
The Bible school teacher was... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
The Bible school teacher was anxious to see how the children would respond to the assignment.
Walk before me and be... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
"Walk before me and be blameless." Ol' Lady Bloom was not what one would call an educated or enlight
Who was Abraham? He was... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
Who was Abraham? He was just a wandering sheepherder nearing the end of his life.
God established with Abram a... -- Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1994
God established with Abram a covenant for all time, a promise not to be altered by the passing of th
A man recently told of... -- Romans 5:1-11 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
A man recently told of an experience he had when about 12 years old.
Faith breeds righteousness. That's righteousness... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
Faith breeds righteousness. That's righteousness in the justification sense, not the moral sense.
I believe in the sun... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
I believe in the sun,even though I don't see it.I believe in love,
Where there is no faith... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
"Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present." Those words came from a m
The dominant feature of Old... -- Romans 4:16-25 -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
The dominant feature of Old Jerusalem is the familiar Dome of the Rock, the shining gold leaf shrine
A Jacob's ladder, is a... -- Genesis 28:10-17 (18-22) -- Second Sunday in Lent - B -- 1991
A "Jacob's ladder," is a small rope ladder used by sailors to board their ship when a regular metal

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Object: This is a role play activity for the children.

Note: You will need an older volunteer to help with this activity. One option would be to find a teenager with some physical ability. If a teen is not available, an adult could be used instead. For simplicity here, I will refer to my older volunteer as “TOM”. You will also need to select three of your younger children to serve as volunteers in the story.

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2 Kings 5:1-14
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2 Kings 5:1-14, Psalm 30
Naaman seeks healing. He travels hoping healing will come to him when he visits the king of Israel. Yet, healing does not come in that way. Rather healing comes through Elishah. Healing comes from believing and being cleansed in the River Jordan. Healing comes through Naaman’s faithfulness and through God’s grace. Psalm 30 also reminds us to seek healing; to seek God and God will heal and restore us. Do we believe that? Do we believe that God can bring healing?

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John E. Sumwalt
But whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ (vv. 10-11)

When I visit your church for the first time, consider the possibility that I might be looking for a church home. I am a good-looking old guy, but I have gray hair and I dress down in the summer, so don’t be put off by my cargo shorts and tank top. Talk to me!

The Village Shepherd

Janice B. Scott
Damien and Ora grinned at each other in excitement. The time had come - at last! They'd been with the Leader for months and months, waiting for this moment. Not that it had felt much like training. They'd simply lived with the Leader, listening to his stories, hearing about the Kingdom, learning to get along really well with all the other people at Mission Headquarters. Now all seventy of them were ready, the spaceship had docked, and the Mission was about to begin. Ora was glad she'd been paired up with Damien again.

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Stan Purdum
Carlos Wilton
(See Epiphany 6/Ordinary Time 6, Cycle B, and Easter 3, Cycle C, for alternative approaches.)

Anyone who has ever had the experience of losing a friend because of some conflict or dispute, and then has had the friendship restored because of love and forgiveness, has a unique insight into the meaning of this psalm. Although the poem begins and ends with praise, there is in the middle of the poem a brief moment of confession and contrition that puts the praise portions of the psalm in an entirely different light.

April Yamasaki
A word of encouragement came from an unlikely source the other day in a television interview with Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. The former football player, wrestler, and now actor was asked about a low time in his life when he was very discouraged about his career and future.

"How did you make your way back from that?" he was asked.

The Rock replied, "You have to put yourself out there. You have to get out there and fail, and learn from your failures."

Larry D. Powell
In the summer of 1983, I participated in a ministerial exchange program sponsored by my denomination. My assignment was to a circuit of churches on the Isle of Man, a tiny island located in the Irish Sea. The months preceding the exchange included considerable correspondence with the minister on the island with whom I would exchange pastoral duties for six weeks.
Richard E. Gribble, CSC
A wealthy businessman decided to take a walk and eat his lunch at the same time. He strolled by a park. There he purchased a hot dog and a soft drink. As he walked through the park two different "street people" approached him one by one. Each asked, "Can you help me? I am hungry." Each time the businessman looked straight ahead and kept walking. After finishing his lunch, he stopped and bought a chocolate eclair for dessert. As he was about to take the first bite, he was forced to jump out of the way as a young boy raced by on his skateboard. The eclair went flying and landed on the ground.

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